Banana

Musa × paradisiaca

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Not native

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 4 Alabama counties.

Ecological relationships

11CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Musa

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Allagrapha aereaUnspotted Looper Moth
Anatrachyntis badiaFlorida Pink Scavanger Caterpillar
Automeris ioIo Moth
Calpodes ethliusBrazilian Skipper, Canna Skipper, Canna Leafroller
Hypercompe scriboniaGiant Leopard Moth, Great Leopard Moth
Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

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—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Musa

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.